Additional earthquakes that occur after the mainshock and in the same geographic area. Usually an aftershock is smaller than the mainshock, but occasionally an aftershock may be strong enough to be ...

Scientists have used machine learning to calculate the pattern of aftershocks following an earthquake. Aftershocks are further quakes that follow the "main shock". They are by definition smaller ...

NEW JERSEY - A 2.6-magnitude earthquake aftershock was reported Wednesday morning in New Jersey. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the aftershock struck around 7:01 a.m. in Gladstone ...

Shutterstock Using the "nearest neighbor" statistical approach, Chen and Liu found that 10-65% of recent earthquakes in the New Madrid region could be aftershocks, with lower estimates being more ...

Aftershocks continue to rattle Taiwan after a strong earthquake killed at least seven people and injured more than 250 others on Tuesday night. A 5.7-magnitude tremor was felt late on Wednesday ...

If you fancied yourself as a grudge-holding expert, think again — the Earth has outdone you in that department, quite splendidly. A recent study indicates that we might still be experiencing ...